† sparyadj.
Obsolete.
= sparing adj. and adv. in various senses. Peculiar to Holland, and frequent in his works.
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the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective]
sparingc1386
savingc1440
husbandlya1450
husbandlike1542
spareful1565
chary1570
dainty1576
partial1576
spare1577
parsimonious?1591
spary1601
scant1603
wary1605
frugala1616
spare-handed1626
squeasy1628
canny1725
scrimp1728
scrimping1823
sparesome1864
stinting1867
hard-arsed1893
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > simple life > abstemious
spare1563
spareful1565
spary1601
abstemious1603
mortified1665
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 25 Very scant and sparie of seed.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 387 They wil indure so a long time,..with abstinence and spary feeding.
1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 158 But in honouring himselfe he was sparie and caried a civile modestie.
1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 4 They instruct them to bee spary in their meats and drinks.
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